Jun
19
7:30 PM19:30
Jun
20
7:30 PM19:30
Jun
21
7:30 PM19:30
Jun
22
2:00 PM14:00
Jun
26
7:30 PM19:30
Jun
27
7:30 PM19:30
Jun
28
7:30 PM19:30
Jun
29
2:00 PM14:00
Jul
10
7:30 PM19:30
Jul
11
7:30 PM19:30
Jul
12
7:30 PM19:30
Jul
13
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
NEW PLAYS WORKSHOP
BEGINS MARCH 9, 2025
6-8 PM
At Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
What is the New Plays Workshop?
The purpose of the workshop is to support playwrights with developing new plays. It is also a place where actors –experienced and inexperienced—can read the plays aloud. Other interested folks can come and listen. It is a time and place where the theatre community can share ideas.
Playwrights interested in hearing portions of their play read aloud should:
1. Submit an eight page maximum excerpt of their play. The font should be no smaller than 12.
2. Include a short one- page cover with a brief scene description, cast list, phone number and email
3. Send to taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
4. All submissions will be reviewed and writers will be contacted regarding performance dates.
Cost
There is no charge
When and Where
Second Sunday of each month at the Taos Onstage Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
2025 Dates
March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12
For more information contact taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
Aug
10
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
NEW PLAYS WORKSHOP
BEGINS MARCH 9, 2025
6-8 PM
At Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
What is the New Plays Workshop?
The purpose of the workshop is to support playwrights with developing new plays. It is also a place where actors –experienced and inexperienced—can read the plays aloud. Other interested folks can come and listen. It is a time and place where the theatre community can share ideas.
Playwrights interested in hearing portions of their play read aloud should:
1. Submit an eight page maximum excerpt of their play. The font should be no smaller than 12.
2. Include a short one- page cover with a brief scene description, cast list, phone number and email
3. Send to taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
4. All submissions will be reviewed and writers will be contacted regarding performance dates.
Cost
There is no charge
When and Where
Second Sunday of each month at the Taos Onstage Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
2025 Dates
March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12
For more information contact taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
Sep
14
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
NEW PLAYS WORKSHOP
BEGINS MARCH 9, 2025
6-8 PM
At Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
What is the New Plays Workshop?
The purpose of the workshop is to support playwrights with developing new plays. It is also a place where actors –experienced and inexperienced—can read the plays aloud. Other interested folks can come and listen. It is a time and place where the theatre community can share ideas.
Playwrights interested in hearing portions of their play read aloud should:
1. Submit an eight page maximum excerpt of their play. The font should be no smaller than 12.
2. Include a short one- page cover with a brief scene description, cast list, phone number and email
3. Send to taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
4. All submissions will be reviewed and writers will be contacted regarding performance dates.
Cost
There is no charge
When and Where
Second Sunday of each month at the Taos Onstage Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
2025 Dates
March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12
For more information contact taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
Oct
12
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
NEW PLAYS WORKSHOP
BEGINS MARCH 9, 2025
6-8 PM
At Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
What is the New Plays Workshop?
The purpose of the workshop is to support playwrights with developing new plays. It is also a place where actors –experienced and inexperienced—can read the plays aloud. Other interested folks can come and listen. It is a time and place where the theatre community can share ideas.
Playwrights interested in hearing portions of their play read aloud should:
1. Submit an eight page maximum excerpt of their play. The font should be no smaller than 12.
2. Include a short one- page cover with a brief scene description, cast list, phone number and email
3. Send to taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
4. All submissions will be reviewed and writers will be contacted regarding performance dates.
Cost
There is no charge
When and Where
Second Sunday of each month at the Taos Onstage Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
2025 Dates
March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12
For more information contact taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
Jun
8
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
NEW PLAYS WORKSHOP
BEGINS MARCH 9, 2025
6-8 PM
At Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
What is the New Plays Workshop?
The purpose of the workshop is to support playwrights with developing new plays. It is also a place where actors –experienced and inexperienced—can read the plays aloud. Other interested folks can come and listen. It is a time and place where the theatre community can share ideas.
Playwrights interested in hearing portions of their play read aloud should:
1. Submit an eight page maximum excerpt of their play. The font should be no smaller than 12.
2. Include a short one- page cover with a brief scene description, cast list, phone number and email
3. Send to taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
4. All submissions will be reviewed and writers will be contacted regarding performance dates.
Cost
There is no charge
When and Where
Second Sunday of each month at the Taos Onstage Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
2025 Dates
March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12
For more information contact taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
May
11
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
NEW PLAYS WORKSHOP
BEGINS MARCH 9, 2025
6-8 PM
At Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
What is the New Plays Workshop?
The purpose of the workshop is to support playwrights with developing new plays. It is also a place where actors –experienced and inexperienced—can read the plays aloud. Other interested folks can come and listen. It is a time and place where the theatre community can share ideas.
Playwrights interested in hearing portions of their play read aloud should:
1. Submit an eight page maximum excerpt of their play. The font should be no smaller than 12.
2. Include a short one- page cover with a brief scene description, cast list, phone number and email
3. Send to taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
4. All submissions will be reviewed and writers will be contacted regarding performance dates.
Cost
There is no charge
When and Where
Second Sunday of each month at the Taos Onstage Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
2025 Dates
March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12
For more information contact taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
Apr
17
to Apr 27
Desdemona, A Play About A Handkerchief By Paula Vogel
Desdemona, A Play About A Handkerchief
By Paula Vogel
Directed by Rich Greywolf
April 17-20; 24-27
A Comic Deconstruction of “Othello”
The wrongly accused and suffering wife of Shakespeare’s tragic Moor, Othello, Desdemona has long been viewed as the “victim of circumstance.” Pulitzer-winning playwright, Paula Vogel, introduces Desdemona, Bianca, and Emilia along with their lovers and husband. From love and sex to class, race, labor, privilege, friendship, rivalry, and everything in between, these three examine their lives and what they can make of them. With tongue-in-cheek humor, Vogel raises serious questions as to the role of women through the ages—Desdemona was far from the quivering naif we’ve all come to know.
Tickets are $20 (+fees) online or $25 at the door if still available. Buy tickets here.
Apr
13
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
NEW PLAYS WORKSHOP
BEGINS MARCH 9, 2025
6-8 PM
At Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
What is the New Plays Workshop?
The purpose of the workshop is to support playwrights with developing new plays. It is also a place where actors –experienced and inexperienced—can read the plays aloud. Other interested folks can come and listen. It is a time and place where the theatre community can share ideas.
Playwrights interested in hearing portions of their play read aloud should:
1. Submit an eight page maximum excerpt of their play. The font should be no smaller than 12.
2. Include a short one- page cover with a brief scene description, cast list, phone number and email
3. Send to taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
4. All submissions will be reviewed and writers will be contacted regarding performance dates.
Cost
There is no charge
When and Where
Second Sunday of each month at the Taos Onstage Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
2025 Dates
March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12
For more information contact taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
Mar
9
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
NEW PLAYS WORKSHOP
BEGINS MARCH 9, 2025
6-8 PM
At Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
What is the New Plays Workshop?
The purpose of the workshop is to support playwrights with developing new plays. It is also a place where actors –experienced and inexperienced—can read the plays aloud. Other interested folks can come and listen. It is a time and place where the theatre community can share ideas.
Playwrights interested in hearing portions of their play read aloud should:
1. Submit an eight page maximum excerpt of their play. The font should be no smaller than 12.
2. Include a short one- page cover with a brief scene description, cast list, phone number and email
3. Send to taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
4. All submissions will be reviewed and writers will be contacted regarding performance dates.
Cost
There is no charge
When and Where
Second Sunday of each month at the Taos Onstage Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo, Suite A (Southside Plaza)
2025 Dates
March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12
For more information contact taosnewworks2025@gmail.com
Mar
1
5:30 PM17:30
Desdemona Audition
March 1-5:30 PM
At The Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Suite A
Desdemona, A Play about a Handkerchief
By Paula Vogel
Directed by Rich Greywolf
Roles for 3 women
Integral and Reimagined women
of Shakespeare’s Othello
Desdemona—wife of Othello (revels in her bawdy conquests…Othello’s entire encampment)
Emilia—Desdemona’s servant
Bianca—a majestic whore of Cypress
For more information contact taosonstage@gmail.com
Feb
28
5:30 PM17:30
Desdemona Audition
February 28 - 5:30 PM
At The Backstage
1350 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Suite A
Desdemona, A Play about a Handkerchief
By Paula Vogel
Directed by Rich Greywolf
Roles for 3 women
Integral and Reimagined women
of Shakespeare’s Othello
Desdemona—wife of Othello (revels in her bawdy conquests…Othello’s entire encampment)
Emilia—Desdemona’s servant
Bianca—a majestic whore of Cypress
For more information contact taosonstage@gmail.com
Feb
20
to Mar 2
The Laramie Project By Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectronic Theater Project
The Laramie Project
By Moisés Kaufman
and the Members of Tectronic Theater Project
Directed by Charlotte Keefe
February 20-23; 27-28; March 1-2
A Stunning and Moving Mosaic
In October 1993, a 21-year old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in the hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Members of the Tectonic Theater Project conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town over the course of a year and a half. A deeply moving theatrical experience was constructed from these interviews. The Laramie Project is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
Tickets are $20 (+fees) online or $25 at the door if still available. Buy tickets here.
Jan
5
6:00 PM18:00
New Plays Workshop
Taos Onstage New Plays Workshop 2025
When: First Sunday of each month at 6pm starting January 2025.
Where: Taos Onstage rehearsal space: Southside Plaza ,1350 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Submission Guidelines:
•Digitally submit 7 pages or less in PDF format –no other formats will be accepted.
• Font—14 pt Courier (regular)
• Taos Onstage will only print 7 pages including the Title page, etc. to be read aloud at the workshop.
•Must be submitted by midnight the day before each workshop—late submissions will not be accepted.
• The first 7 submissions will be read at the workshop. The rest will be put in the que for the
following month.
• There will be time after each reading for constructive feedback if author requests it.
• In order for the submission to be read aloud, the author MUST be present at the workshop.
Email submissions to:
taosonstage@gmail.com
***NOTE***
This is NOT the annual Taos Onstage play writing competition, although you may submit portions of
your competition play to this workshop.
Dec
11
to Dec 13
The Gunslinger Who Saved Christmas By Scot Henderson Jones
The Gunslinger Who Saved Christmas
By Scot Henderson Jones
Directed by Scot Henderson Jones
December 11-13
A Whodunit for the Holidays
The small town of Rusty Oaks is plagued by Rattlesnake Johnson and his gang of outlaws who are continuously robbing and harassing its good people. After the people's Christmas festivities are ruined and the town's children are kidnapped by this unruly bunch, mysterious happenings begin to occur putting the town's people on edge, while putting the outlaws in their place. Fortunately, Christmas is saved for the entire town of Rusty Oaks.
Friday evening only-limited tickets available to purchase for dinner and the show $40 - buy here.
Show tickets are $20 (+fees) online or $25 at the door if still available for performance only. Click here to buy.
Dec
5
6:00 PM18:00
Auditions for The Laramie Project
Auditions for The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project, directed by Charlotte Keefe
Sunday, December 1 at 1:30 pm and Thursday, December 5 at 6 pm at the Taos Onstage rehearsal space located at Southside Plaza, 1350 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
The play is in response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man, in Laramie Wyoming. The Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews in an attempt to understand what happened and why. Roles will include 8-10 actors, male and female, and a variety of ages. Each actor will portray multiple citizens of Laramie. The portrayals are monologues.
There will be 8 performances: February 20-23; 27-28, March 1-2. Contact taosonstage@gmail.com for more information.
Dec
1
1:30 PM13:30
Auditions for The Laramie Project
Auditions for The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project, directed by Charlotte Keefe
Sunday, December 1 at 1:30 pm and Thursday, December 5 at 6 pm at the Taos Onstage rehearsal space located at Southside Plaza, 1350 Paseo del Pueblo Sur
The play is in response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man, in Laramie Wyoming. The Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews in an attempt to understand what happened and why. Roles will include 8-10 actors, male and female, and a variety of ages. Each actor will portray multiple citizens of Laramie. The portrayals are monologues.
There will be 8 performances: February 20-23; 27-28, March 1-2. Contact taosonstage@gmail.com for more information.
Oct
17
to Oct 27
Wonder of the World By David Lindsay-Abaire
Wonder of the World
By David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Rich Greywolf
October 17-20; 24-27
A Barrel of Laughs
Nothing will prepare you for the dirty little secret Cass discovers in her husband’s sweater drawer. It is so shocking that our heroine has no choice but to flee to the honeymoon capital of the world in a frantic search for the life she thinks she missed out on. It’s a wild ride over Niagara Falls as Cass embarks on a journey of self-discovery that has her crossing paths with an alcoholic, a lonely tour-boat captain, a pair of bickering private detectives, and a strange caper involving a gargantuan jar of peanut butter, all of which pushes her perilously close to the water’s edge.
Tickets are $20 (+fees) online or $25 at the door if still available. Buy tickets here.
Aug
27
6:00 PM18:00
Auditions
Auditions for “Wonder of the World” by David Lindsay-Abaire
Monday August 26 and Tuesday August 27 at the WildFlower Playhouse.
Aug
26
6:00 PM18:00
Auditions
Auditions for “Wonder of the World” by David Lindsay-Abaire
Monday August 26 and Tuesday August 27 at the WildFlower Playhouse.
Aug
16
2:00 PM14:00
FREE PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP
Conducted by Jack Heifner
Author of Vanities and member of the Texas Playwriting Hall of Fame
Friday, August 16, 2-4 pm
at The WildFlower Gallery
1339 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos
Space is limited. Email taosonstage.com to reserve a spot.
Aug
15
to Aug 25
Vanities
Vanities
By Jack Heifner
Directed by Christina Neubrand
August 15-18; 22-25
Comedy
Jack Heifner’s "Vanities" premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 1976 and chronicles the lives of three young women, Joanne, Kathy, and Mary from high school to college, to adulthood. At its core, the story is about friendship. Marriage, children, careers, choice, religion, culture, parent expectations verses personal dreams... Sometimes when you get exactly what you wanted and find out it is not what you needed at all. With a combination of humor, realism, and nostalgia "Vanities" highlights how we can choose to learn, expand, and grow to connect to our authentic selves or allow stereotypes, outside voices, and fear of judgement to trap us in a glass house of our own creation. What will Joanne, Kathy, and Mary choose? Buy tickets here.
Apr
18
to Apr 28
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE by Christopher Durang, Directed by Rich Greywolf
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha.
Apr
2
7:30 PM19:30
New Works Showcase
On April 2 at 7:30 PM at the WIldflower Playhouse, Taos Onstage continues the Taos Onstage New Works Showcase. Works between five and ten minutes long will be read aloud to a live audience. Submit your short plays, sketches and works-in-progress to taosonstagecontest@gmail.com.
Mar
5
7:00 PM19:00
New Works Showcase
On March 5 at 7 PM at the WIldflower Playhouse, Taos Onstage continues the Taos Onstage New Works Showcase. Works between five and ten minutes long will be read aloud to a live audience. Submit your short plays, sketches and works-in-progress to taosonstagecontest@gmail.com.
Feb
15
to Feb 25
Anna in the Tropics
ANNA IN THE TROPICS by Nilo Cruz, Directed by Lynn Hamrick
Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Set in Florida in 1929 in a Cuban-American cigar factory, where cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are employed to educate and entertain workers. The arrival of a new lector is a cause for celebration, but when he begins to read aloud from Anna Karenina, he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners, for whom Tolstoy, the tropics, and the American dream prove a volatile combination.
–A POIGNANT AND POETIC PLAY–
Feb
6
7:00 PM19:00
New Works Showcase
On February 6th at 7 PM at the WIldflower Playhouse, Taos Onstage continues the Taos Onstage New Works Showcase. Works between five and ten minutes long will be read aloud to a live audience. Submit your short plays, sketches and works-in-progress to taosonstagecontest@gmail.com.
Jan
9
7:00 PM19:00
New Works Showcase
On January 9, 2024 at 7 PM at the WIldflower Playhouse, Taos Onstage continues the Taos Onstage New Works Showcase. Works between five and ten minutes long will be read aloud to a live audience. Submit your short plays, sketches and works-in-progress to taosonstagecontest@gmail.com.
Dec
13
to Dec 15
The Man Who Came to Dinner
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER: A Holiday Radio Play, based on the play by Moss Hart and George S. Kauffman, Directed by Charlotte Keefe
Shortly before Christmas, on a lecture tour in Ohio, Sheridan Whiteside, a famous radio host with a venomous tongue, slips on the ice and is confined to the home of the Stanley’s. He proceeds to plunge the household into chaos, ruling the place like a czar and meddling in everyone’s love life. The lives of the inhabitants of the town are so dull that they willingly endure insults just for the privilege of being in the same room with Whiteside. Despite all of the shenanigans, the spirit of the season wins out and all of the characters get what they deserve in the end.
3 Performances-Wednesday December 13, Thursday December 14 and Friday December 15 at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening only-limited tickets available to purchase for dinner and the show $40 or purchase for show only $20.
–A HOLIDAY FARCE–
Dec
5
7:00 PM19:00
New Works Showcase
On December 5th at 7 PM at the WIldflower Playhouse, Taos Onstage continues the Taos Onstage New Works Showcase. Works between five and ten minutes long will be read aloud to a live audience. Submit your short plays, sketches and works-in-progress to taosonstagecontest@gmail.com.
Nov
16
to Nov 19
Monster in a Box
MONSTER IN A BOX by Spalding Gray, Performed by Jeff Spicer
Spalding Gray was an American actor, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist. MONSTER IN A BOX is a detailed description of his attempt to write his first novel. “It’s a story about a man who can’t write a book about a man who can’t take a vacation” A one-man show filled with curious characters, celebrities and great advice for pouring your own drinks.
–THEATRICAL STORYTELLING–
Nov
7
7:00 PM19:00
New Works Showcase
On November 7 at 7 PM at the WIldflower Playhouse, Taos Onstage continues the Taos Onstage New Works Showcase. Works between five and ten minutes long will be read aloud to a live audience. Submit your short plays, sketches and works-in-progress to taosonstagecontest@gmail.com.
Oct
26
to Oct 29
Arms & The Man
ARMS & THE MAN by George Bernard Shaw, Directed by Eleanor Russell
Shaw satirizes romantic ideas concerning war, heroism and upward mobility while taking a swing at class and gender politics. The play unfolds in Bulgaria in 1885, towards the end of the very brief Serbo-Bulgarian War. There are soldiers, love triangles, family drama, enemies to lovers, pining, banter, forbidden romance, and chocolate. The plot follows a cast of characters that are trying to live up to their own romantic expectations of who they think they should be.
–A 19TH CENTURY ROM-COM–
Oct
24
6:00 PM18:00
Auditions for The Man Who Came to Dinner
Holiday Radio Play: The Man Who Came to Dinner by Moss Hart and George S. Kauffman; directed by Charlotte Keefe
Auditions will be Monday & Tuesday October 23 &24, 6 pm
WildFlower Playhouse Gallery, 1339 Paseo de Pueblo Sur
Shortly before Christmas, on a lecture tour in Ohio, Sheridan Whiteside, a famous radio host with a venomous tongue, slips on ice and is confined to the home of the Stanley’s. He proceeds to plunge the household into chaos, ruling the place like a czar and meddling in everyone’s love life. Despite all of the shenanigans, the spirit of the season wins out and all of the characters get what they deserve. A delightful holiday farce.
Performances December 13-15.
Actors of any gender, ethnicity, age are welcome to audition. No experience required.
Oct
23
6:00 PM18:00
Auditions for The Man Who Came to Dinner
Holiday Radio Play: The Man Who Came to Dinner by Moss Hart and George S. Kauffman; directed by Charlotte Keefe
Auditions will be Monday & Tuesday October 23 &24, 6 pm
WildFlower Playhouse Gallery, 1339 Paseo de Pueblo Sur
Shortly before Christmas, on a lecture tour in Ohio, Sheridan Whiteside, a famous radio host with a venomous tongue, slips on ice and is confined to the home of the Stanley’s. He proceeds to plunge the household into chaos, ruling the place like a czar and meddling in everyone’s love life. Despite all of the shenanigans, the spirit of the season wins out and all of the characters get what they deserve. A delightful holiday farce.
Performances December 13-15.
Actors of any gender, ethnicity, age are welcome to audition. No experience required.